When a Jewish woman from Israel and a Sudanese-Christian woman in Australia are brought together by their love for one child, a journey of migration and motherhood that transcends all boundaries ensues.

70 years ago, the Exodus 1947 ploughed across seas. The ship brimmed with more than 4500 Jewish refugees – and their hopes and gritty determination to rise from the ashes of Europe and join the Jewish homeland. It was not without controversy, but it was the ship that launched a nation. Rita Migdal shares her story.

As the South Melbourne Market celebrates 150 years during May, Rebecca Davis explores the Jewish roles in the market’s story – a narrative underpinned by immigrant dreams.